Carol Joanna TARGET

Personable and detail-oriented with strong foundation in Nuclear Medicine principles and patient care.

Dedicated to delivering high-quality diagnostic images, enhancing patient outcomes and ready to support and inspire teams to achieve success.

LEADERSHIP

2020-2024 Nuclear Medicine Advanced Skills Technologist (Level 6 facility), Queensland Xray, Greenslopes

Assisting Chief Technologist with clinical management of a complex practice, teaching and supervising students & junior staff

2018-2020 Nuclear Medicine Site Leader (Level 3 facility), Queensland Xray, Taringa

Overseeing clinical management of the practice, liaising with Technologists, Nursing staff, Clerical staff & marketing needs

2009 First Aid Representative, Gray Institute, Oxford

Providing first aid to colleagues when required, carrying out checks on workplace medical equipment, promoting good WHS, keeping First Aid Training up to date

2008-2009 Radiation Protection Supervisor, Gray Institute, Oxford and Southern Health, Victoria

TLD badge updating & monitoring, quality control & radiation dose audits for staff

2008 Principle user for Tera-recon SPECT/CT software, Southern Health, Victoria

Applied CT, PET & SPECT/CT using new software, liaising with applications specialists, teaching colleagues new software

2007 Interesting Cases Representative, Southern Health, Victoria

Collating and presenting clinical cases to colleagues at staff meetings

2004 Protocol Representative, IMED, Victoria

Updating and collating outdated protocols within multiple departments

2023 Developing Leaders Conference - Queensland X-ray, Brisbane

Course outline: Practical approach to Leadership/Coaching vs Management

2020 Siemens Conference - Queensland X-ray, Brisbane

Course outline: Introduction to Syngo Via and workflow layouts

2018 Pharmacology Certification - RAINS Conference, Sydney

Course outline: Theory of Pharmacodynamics to prepare for administration of interventional medications in the workplace

2017 Diagnostic CT Certification - RAINS Conference, Sydney

Course outline: Theory of CT Physics, CT clinical skills, pathology & practical training hours

2013 Siemens SPECT/CT Training - Queensland Xray, Brisbane

2009 St. John Ambulance First Aid Course - Oxfordshire, UK

Course outline: Role of First Aider in the workplace & emergencies at work, communications & casualty care, treatment of minor & major injuries

2009 Introductory PET/CT Course - Alliance Medical, UK

Course outline: Physics of PET/CT, production of PET radionuclides, PET case studies

2009 Introduction to Animal Handling - Bio-scientific Events Ltd, UK

Course outline: Animal Legislation practices, scientific procedures with small mammals, introduction to animal anaesthesia and analgesia

2009 Intravenous Cannulation Workshop - Southern Health, Victoria

Course outline: Theory assessment, practical experience enabling supervision of other staff for IV Cannulation

2005 Cardiac Arrhythmia Interpretation Course - Southern Health, Victoria

2015-2024 Member of Queensland Choir

2010 Research Volunteer – Blue Ventures NGO

2020 Employee of the Year - Queensland Xray Nuclear Medicine, Brisbane

2011 Co-author ‘Auger Electron Therapy using 111In labelled F3 Peptide’

OP 186 Abstract at EANM Annual Congress 2011, B. Cornelissen, A. Waller, C. Target, V. Kersemans, S. Smart, K. A. Vallis; Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, Oxford, UK

2001 AGFA Pty Ltd prize for Scientific Communication – RMIT University